William Snip (17 May 1932 – 22 June 2009) was a Canadian professional wrestler, who used the stage name Billy Red Lyons. He was an active wrestler between 1956 and 1984, and won numerous championship throughout his career. He worked for promotions in both Canada and the United States, particularly in Ontario, California, Minneapolis, Texas, Georgia, and Oklahoma. He won numerous tag team championships throughout his career, including with Dick Beyer, who was his real-life brother-in-law, as well as Fritz Von Erich, Bill Watts, and Ray Gunkel. He also won singles championships, including the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship.
After his retirement from in-ring competition, he began working for Maple Leaf Wrestling in Toronto. Lyons later became an announcer for the World Wrestling Federation. Lyons died from cancer on June 22, 2009.
Career[]
In wrestling[]
- Finishing and signature moves
- Teams and stables
- Crusaders with Crusader #2
- Fabulous Redheads with Red Bastien
- Wrestlers trained
Championships and accomplishments[]
- American Wrestling Alliance
- AWA San Francisco World Tag Team Championship (1 time) with The Destroyer
- American Wrestling Association
- Big Bear Promotions
- North American Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- Japan Wrestling Association
- National Wrestling Alliance
- Maple Leaf Wrestling
- NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ilio DiPaolo
- NWA International Tag Team Championship (Toronto version) (4 times) with Whipper Billy Watson (1) and Dewey Robertson (3)
- NWA Big Time Wrestling
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Detroit version) (1 time) with Fred Curry
- NWA Big Time Wrestling
- NWA Tri-State
- NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version) (2 times) with Bill Watts (1) and Tom Jones (1)
- Maple Leaf Wrestling
